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John Lewis Bugaboo offer is not real
Facebook posts have claimed John Lewis is offering the strollers for very low prices, but the retailer has confirmed that no such offer exists. Read
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Leo Benedictus
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Leo joined Full Fact in January 2020. For 15 years, he worked freelance as a feature writer for the Guardian, Prospect, the New Scientist and others, making maps of immigration, explaining citizens’ assemblies and debunking superfoods. He has a fondness for science and statistics. He also writes novels.
Health
Covid vaccine claims at the Reform UK conference: fact checked
A cardiologist called Dr Aseem Malhotra, who we have fact checked before, made unevidenced and misleading claims at the event in Birmingham. Read
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Health
The claim that sunglasses cause cancer isn’t backed by evidence
A man in a video saying sunglasses are bad for you makes claims that have no scientific basis. Read
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Health
Covid vaccines did not cause a 300% rise in cancer and miscarriage rates
Claims of sudden disease spikes in US military personnel in 2021 were based on an error in a government database. Read
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Science & Technology
International Space Station video has been altered to make it look like a fake
A ‘technician’ drinking and waving in normal gravity has been added to a genuine video from 2019. Read
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Shopping
Currys £5 PlayStation offer is fake
The retailer has confirmed that this offer is not genuine. Read
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Health
Robert F Kennedy Jr wrong about mRNA vaccines’ effectiveness
The US health secretary has cancelled research into mRNA vaccines, but his reasons seem to be based on bad information about their effectiveness. Read
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Health
Vaccines have not caused a rise in autism in Vietnam
Claims that there was no autism in Vietnam before this century seem to have no basis—and vaccines are proven not to cause autism. Read
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Health
No, there’s no evidence sunglasses cause cancer
By filtering out the harmful UV rays from sunlight, verified sunglasses protect your eyes and the skin around them, and their use is widely recommended, including by the NHS. Read
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Crime
An image of policemen kneeling in front of a group of Muslims is probably AI
We fact checked this image when it was being shared last year. If you look at it closely, it’s clearly fake. Read
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